Let's not forget the question at hand, though. Ioannis et al have put forward a hypothetical scenario wherein the android product has *the same* functionality as the IOS devices we all currently love. The question is simply if having a built-in Fleksy keyboard would be an attractive enough feature to influence a purchasing decision. For my money, that would definitely be a consideration. The lack of speedy, easy typing was the main factor that held me back from switching to the iPhone in the first place. Fleksy changed that picture for me, and I'm now delighted that I made the leap.
Best, Michelle On 8/22/12, Sean Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > I couldn't have said it any better. Thanks for saving me all of the writing. > No android for me either. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sieghard Weitzel > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 15:45 > Subject: RE: Fleksy on Android devices > > > I know some people will take exception to the following statement and it > is strictly how I feel although I am far from alone in this. I consider > Android to be a far inferior platform and would at this point not even dream > about getting rid of my iPhone. Firstly, Android will in my opinion never > bost the same accessibility as iOS and Voiceover simply because of the fact > that there are dozens and even hundreds of devices and there are huge > inconsistancies in who can update to newer versions of Android and all of > that. I recently heard of a particular developer of some game who apparently > is testing on 400 different Android devices, would that be a nightmare or > not? > > Second, the Android Market Place is a mess because the lack of control > means any Dick Tom and Harry can put apps in there which can be potentially > harmful, steel your data or install malware. Yes, Android is more open and > allows you more control over your phone and periferals, but I think there is > a reason why many large corporations are switching from Blackberries to > iPhones and iPads instead of Android phones and why such a high percentage > of iOS users are almost entirely satisfied with the iPhone and keep on > buying new ones and why this percentage is much much lower for Android > users. I believe what one list member said about the "Integration of > hardware and software" was meant to refer to Apples ability to control how > well Voiceover works because they control not only iOS and hence Voiceover, > but also the hardware it runs on, i.e. iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. > Apple has commited to accessibility and they have so much money that > implementing it even if it costs them money is just not a problem. Google > also has lots of money, but at this point their commitement to accessibility > is not there or at least not as much as Apple's. > > > > OK, sorry, I digress, the question was not about Android version iOS > although the larger issues must be considered. My answer to the question > would be that I would definitely not buy an Android phone just to have > Fleksy as a system wide keyboard option, the iPhone just has too much else > going on for it and things like user names and definitely passwords one > would still have to type in the conventional "Slow" method. Longer texts for > many people are typically emails or SMS messages and here I don't find it a > big deal to bring up Fleksy first and then send the text I typed to the mail > or messages app or to copy and paste it. > > > > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
